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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood is the deliciously scandalous story of ScottyBowers, a handsome ex-Marine who landed in Hollywood after World War II and became confidante, aide de camp and lover to many of Hollywood’s greatest male — and female — stars. In the 1940s and '50s, Scotty ran a gas station in the shadow of the studio lots where he would connect his friends with actors and actresses who had to hide their true sexual identities for fear of police raids at gay bars, societal shunning and career suicide. An unsung Hollywood legend, Bowers would cater to the sexual appetites of celebrities – straight and gay – for decades.
In 2012, he finally spilled his secrets in the New York Times bestselling memoir “Full Service,” which revealed a dramatic, pre-Stonewall alternate history of Hollywood. While the studio PR machines were promoting their stars as wholesome and monogamous, Bowers was fulfilling the true desires of many of them. This cinema-vérité documentary tells his story, as well as presents eye-opening takes on icons from the Hollywood Golden Age including Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner and many more.
Original Release
07/27/2018
US Release
07/27/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Scotty Bowers | Self |
William Mann | Self / Self - Hollywood Biographer |
David Kuhn | Self - Literary Agent / Self |
Stephen Fry | Self / Self - Author and Actor |
Peter Bart | Self / Self - Former Studio Chief / Former Editor of Variety |
Lois Bowers | Self / Self - Scotty's Wife |
Matthew Hoffman | Self |
Paul Teetor | Self / Self - Journalist |
Jack Kimberling | Self / Self - Retired Trial Lawyer |
Michael Childers | Self - Photographer / Self |
Directors
Writers
Scotty Bowers, Lionel Friedberg
Cast
Name | Character |
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Scotty Bowers | Self |
William Mann | Self / Self - Hollywood Biographer |
David Kuhn | Self - Literary Agent / Self |
Stephen Fry | Self / Self - Author and Actor |
Peter Bart | Self / Self - Former Studio Chief / Former Editor of Variety |
Lois Bowers | Self / Self - Scotty's Wife |
Matthew Hoffman | Self |
Paul Teetor | Self / Self - Journalist |
Jack Kimberling | Self / Self - Retired Trial Lawyer |
Michael Childers | Self - Photographer / Self |
Lee Shook | Self / Self - Former Hustler |
Robert Hofler | Self / Self - Hollywood Biographer |
Dian Hanson | Self / Self - Taschen Editor |
Tony Charmoli | Self / Self - Choreographer |
Paul LaMastra | Self / Self - Former Hustler |
Phyllis Bowers | Self - Scotty's Sister / Sef (voice) |
Dale Bowers | Self - Scotty's Nephew, Phyllis' Son / Self (voice) |
Liz Smith | Self / Self - Columnist & Friend of Katherine Hepburn |
Myke Dodge Weiskopf | Self / Self - Los Angeles Public Radio |
Judith Anderson | Self - Actress / Self (archive footage) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Graham High | Executive Producer |
Alice Bamford | Executive Producer |
Joni Benickes | Executive Producer |
Miles Benickes | Executive Producer |
Tom Dolby | Executive Producer |
Susanne Filkins | Executive Producer |
Lionel Friedberg | Executive Producer |
Pierre Lagrange | Executive Producer |
Abdi Nazemian | Executive Producer |
Lynn Pincus | Executive Producer |
Elliott Sernel | Executive Producer |
Jenifer Westphal | Executive Producer |
David Kuhn | Executive Producer |
Jordan Abrams | Producer |
Troy Benjamin | Producer |
Josh Braun | Producer |
Jonas Kord | Producer |
Corey Reeser | Producer |
Alison Schnapp | Producer |
Graham High | Producer |
Matt Tyrnauer | Producer |